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package org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.opentsdb;

/**
 * Strategy used to convert a metric name into an {@link OpenTsdbName}.
 *
 * @author Dave Syer
 * @since 1.3.0
 */
public interface OpenTsdbNamingStrategy {

	/**
	 * Convert the metric name into a {@link OpenTsdbName}.
	 * @param metricName the name of the metric
	 * @return an Open TSDB name
	 */
	OpenTsdbName getName(String metricName);

}
